Bayou Bum

Well I fish all day from my boat that’s the way I make my living

I got an old greasy dog and a riverboat for my home

I’m as common as a stream-boat on the Mississippi river

Yeah I’m a bayou bum and what little bit I got is my own

Yeah I’m a bayou bum and I wouldn’t work if I could

Yeah I’m a scavenger on the river and it treats me good

Dreaming and a wishing fighting and a fishing that’s all I’ve ever done

You can do as you please but as for me I’m gonna stay a bayou bum

There ain’t a thing on the Mississippi river I ain’t seen

Yeah I fought my way from Memphis to New Orleans

Yeah I’ve had people say I’m as no good as they come

But the words don’t hurt the likes of a bayou bum

Well I’ve had many chances to marry but I’ve turned them down

Yeah I’ve left pretty little girls crying in many waterfront towns

And if I die tonight you can say I’ve had my fun

Yeah loving and living the life of a bayou bum